Delicious Paleo Energy Bars

Wow I can't believe I forgot to take a pic of these, I think because my crossfit team demolished them so fast haha. I'll make them again and post one up.

Ingredients:
1/2 cup slivered almonds
1/2 cup pecans
1/4 cup almond or sesame seed meal
1/4 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
1/4 cup almond butter
1/4 cup coconut oil (check your local health food store)
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 Tablespoon of honey
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 cup dried fruit of your choice

On a cookie sheet, toast nuts and shredded coconut until golden brown.
Once toasted, pour mixture into a food processor (I used a blender) and pulse until nuts are chopped and the mixture becomes coarsely ground.
In a mixing bowl, melt coconut oil and almond butter (about 20 seconds). Remove from microwave and stir until smooth.
Add vanilla extract, honey and sea salt. Mix thoroughly.
Fold in nut mixture and almond (or sesame seed) meal until mixed thoroughly.
Fold in dried fruit.
Press mixture into an 8 by 4 loaf pan.
Refrigerate for an hour or as long as you want.
Cut “loaf” width wise. Should make 6 good-sized bars.
Enjoy! (or, if you don’t plan to eat immediately, you can store the bars in the refrigerator, covered loosely with a paper towel and plastic wrap.

easy roast beef stir fry

Ingredients:

deli roast beef
chopped red onion
chopped garlic
sliced mushrooms
brussel sprouts
sweet potato
cinnamon
dill seasoning

I fried everything except the sweet potato, and brussel sprouts,(I steamed those). Add the roast beef in last (after about 7 minutes of cooking the other stuff) After about 10 minutes, it was finished. Then I just sprinkled cinnamin on the potato and dill on the rest.

Sweet breakfast

I used:

Trader Joe's Applewood sausage
sliced apple
Trader Joe's broccoslaw (i think thats how to spell it)
cinnamon
coconut oil

Heat the coconut oil on skillet, toss everything together, and cook for about 5 minutes stirring occasionally. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Yum.

Yummy chicken beet salad with sweet potatoes and broccoli

This one is quick and easy.

Ingredients:

Cooked sliced chicken
Spring salad lettuce
sliced cucumber
grape tomatoes
beets (trader joes veggie section, already cooked)
goat cheese
broccoli
small sliced sweet potato
cinnamon
red pepper seasoning
balsamic vinagerette dressing
a few walnuts



First, I steamed the broccoli and sweet potatoes. In the meantime, I prepared the salad, combining all the rest of the ingredients, and drizzled the balsamic dressing and walnuts on at the end. By the time I was done, the sweet potatos and broccoli were done and I sprinkled the red pepper over the broccoli, and the cinnamon over the sweet potatoes. Since I already had my chicken cooked from the night before, this only took about 10-15 minutes total.

Almond Butter Chicken

This serves 4, its really good. You can add whatever veggies you think would taste good with almond butter, surprisingly alot do! I just keep it in the fridge and keep eating it all week.

• Ingredients:

1/4 cup olive oil
1 small onion, halved, thinly sliced
1 carrot, finely diced
2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1 (8-ounce) package sliced mushrooms
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
1-1/4 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
Juice and zest of a small lemon
1/2 cup water
Generous 1/2 cup smooth almond butter
1 (9-ounce) package baby spinach leaves or about 4 cups
Seasoning of your choice (I use trader joes salt free seasoning and cinnamon)
Toasted sliced almonds

Directions:
1. Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrot, garlic and mushrooms and cook, stirring often, for 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and continue to cook, stirring for 2 more minutes.

2. Add chicken and cook, stirring, until chicken is just cooked through. Add lemon juice and zest, and water to chicken, stirring to combine. Bring to a simmer.
3. Stir in seasoning of your choice and almond butter. Bring to a simmer and let cook for 5 minutes. Add spinach and cook, stirring, until spinach is wilted. Reduce heat to medium-low and let simmer for 10 minutes to combine flavors. Serve hot, garnished with toasted sliced almonds.

Good Morning

I'm using up the food I bought at Trader Joe's yesterday.

1/2 chicken apple sausage link

2 eggs

brussel sprouts

bell peppers (frozen sliced)

strawberries (frozen)

fresh spinach leaves

a few walnuts

a little bit of honey

cinnamon

I steamed the brussel sprouts and bell peppers while I fried the rest with olive oil (except strawberries) I heated up the strawberries in the microwave. In the end, after draining everything, I put it all together added the walnuts, and sprinkled the crap out of it with cinnamon (yeah that sounds weird cinnamon on veggies but it is actually good), it was a little flavorless, so i added some honey, you dont have to though!

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